About 20 days later, Guo Chuan led his army to Dingshan. Huan Ke greeted Dong Yan together, knowing that his temperament was upright, he did not put on a big feast, but only moved tables and chairs in the open space of the barracks and sat on his knees.

During the banquet, I responded to everyone's request to play a song "General Order", and Guo Chuan said coldly on the side: "Emperor Lingyue can accompany the king of Pingzhou, most likely because of this good craft." But if Princess Pingzhou can only sing and drink, this position will be too easy. ”

When Guo Chuan entered the city in the morning, he looked at me with a slight disdain, I knew that he would not believe me, but I did not expect him to speak in public. If I refute it, I will not be happy with the generals, I will smile and not answer, but Zhufeng will not be angry: "The general of the town army is wrong. The princess wins with virtue and outwitting, and this time the rebellion in Dingshan is also because of the princess's strategy, how can the general ......"

Stopping Zhufeng with my eyes, I turned my eyes to look at Guo Chuan: "No matter whether you are a princess or a general, there is no peace and prosperity in the whole world, and General Guo should know this better than Fu Tan." Guo Chuan's eyes relaxed, and I raised my glass and chuckled: "Besides, there is a prince who is brave and good at fighting, and the soldiers are mighty and courageous, and General Guo is now with us again, and there is only wind and snow to be left for the sandalwood." ”

"The princess's sharp teeth are indeed worthy of her reputation." No longer entangled, Guo Chuan picked up the wine cup: "Guo Chuan salutes all brothers." When the time is ripe, our army will definitely be able to break through Raolu in one fell swoop and raise the prestige of our Hu Ru army! ”

Everyone drank as they could, and Huan Ke put his hand lightly on the back of my hand, looking at each other and smiling.

After January, the noise of summer cicadas seems to be gradually decreasing. On this day, I was sitting in the tent with Huan Ke, and when I turned a page of the book, Guo Chuan and Dong Yan stepped into the tent with the sound of the announcement. Glancing at me lightly, Guo Chuan took out a piece of tissue paper from his sleeve: "Border news, the night of the Great Honglu Sect Zhengxu has left for Lianghong Zhongshu." Presumably, his trip was to discuss with Liang Hong and attack my Hu Ru. Lianyi also wrote that the regent had complained about our immobility. If he didn't immediately send troops to attack Deng Wu, he might send troops to stop Zong Zhengxu. ”

After more than half a year of stability, although Huan Ke and I still had secret correspondence with Zong Zhengxu during this time, we both knew that this was still not a good opportunity. And Zong Zhengxu actually sent Liang Hong, thinking that it must be Xiao Xuan who put pressure and Meng Deng dispatched. After exchanging glances with me without a trace, Huan Ke returned the letter to Guo Chuan: "General Guo has been in charge of Rao Lu's stability for more than a few months since he was instructed. Some time ago, the general trusted Huan Ke and listened to Huan Ke's suggestion to go to Dingshan to rest and recuperate, in order to wait for the time. Now that the first round of time has come, I also ask General Guo Yunhuan Ke to help. ”

With a half-believing question, Guo Chuan motioned for Huan Ke to speak, and Huan Ke turned his head and looked at me with a smile. I nodded: "Raolu City is impregnable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the most tricky thing is that there is abundant grain and grass, if you attack rashly, our army will not be able to bargain in terms of military food supply." Therefore, the prince asked General Guo to temporarily retire at the beginning, just to wait for the crops outside Raolu to mature. ”

"At this time, if the soldiers stationed outside Raolu City are ordered to harvest all the crops, Deng Wu will be equivalent to cutting off grain and grass for backup." Dong Yan took over the words and pondered: "Our army has been bound by the armor for a while, and Deng Wujie has thought that most of it has subsided, and it should not take many soldiers and horses to complete this matter." ”

"Just in case, Deng Wu's vigilance must be completely eliminated." I spoke to Dong Yan, but I was actually telling Guo Chuan: "Grain and grass are not trivial matters, even if he still has the slightest concern, it will prevent our army from harvesting Raolu's crops." Unless, Deng Wu can be sure that our food reserves are not for the purpose of conquering him, but for the purpose of fighting with Lianghong and Fanye. ”

Dong Yan showed a look of sudden realization, I looked at Guo Chuan, he frowned and looked at me thoughtfully, I smiled lightly: "Therefore, the news that Zong Zhengxu is going to Zhongshu is just right, and I must let Deng Wu know." At that time, General Guo was asked to personally lead the troops back to Raolu and make the appearance of a dusty servant. Deng Wu will definitely fall into the well, but he will definitely not draw many troops, just waiting to sit and watch the tiger fight. After the deed was accomplished, General Guo returned to Dingshan with his brothers, who had been stationed outside Raolu City. When everything withers in winter, an attack will surely be able to overcome it. ”

"The princess's plan is always a 'wait' word." Guo Chuan casually folded the letter paper in his hand: "From winter to summer, and then from summer to winter, it will take a year to conquer a small Raolu city, and if it is spread out, it will not make the world laugh at me Hu Ruwai is strong and ......."

"'Trap the enemy's momentum, do not fight, damage the rigid and soft.'" Concentrating on his voice, I cut off Guo Chuan's words, and it was difficult to hide my surprise when I saw him: "'Then its purpose is not to choose a place to treat the enemy, but to control the complexity with simplicity', so as to respond to all changes with the same." In "The Art of War", the plan of waiting for work at ease has been witnessed by the sages since ancient times, and it has been tried and tested. ”

chuckled lightly on the side, and Huan Ke praised the head: "There are not enough attackers, but there are more defenders, and they don't fight for a long time, but they are prepared." That's exactly what happened. What does General Guo think? ”

Looking at me in obscurity, Guo Chuan didn't notice that the letter paper in his hand was folded, and he retracted his gaze for a long time: "Then I will borrow the princess's clever plan." May God fulfill the wishes of men...... Everything is logical, as the princess said. ”

Deliberately and casually taking off the talisman from his waist, Guo Chuan turned around and called for the soldiers outside the tent, and strode away. Dong Yan also gave a salute and said goodbye, and only me and Huan Ke were left in the account. Looking at each other's almost inaudible sighs, he took them into his arms, and when I heard a soft "I understand", I tiredly rested my head in front of Huan Ke.

The water has come out, and it will be difficult to collect after all. Even if I want to give up, the cause that I planted at the beginning will still take root and sprout, and I will do whatever I want, and it will not be stopped. This is the price I have to bear, and it is a painful death that I will die in the future.

After more than a month of round trips, Huan Ke and Guo Chuan finally led the army back from Raolu. The whole army rested for less than half a month, and a martial artist who called Chang Sen gathered more than 10,000 people, raised troops in Dingshan Fujiji County, made a big fanfare, competed for the world, proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven, and granted amnesty to the territory. Huan Junlie ordered Huan Ke to raise troops to fight, Guo Chuan was still temporarily stationed in Dingshan City, stationed troops to accumulate grain, build siege equipment, and prepare to attack Deng Wu.

"Why are these people who have rebelled recently all of them motionless except for Wei Ye and the shrinking turtle?" Stationed outside Fujiji County, Zhufeng complained after listening to the outpost's report: "I know that the city is closed and stubborn, and I don't dare to make any mess in a battle!" ”

"You look forward to chaos in the world all day long." Huan Ke didn't raise his head, drew a shallow mark on the sand table, and then went to the side of the fine sand: "The vine is extremely small, although the mountain is steep, but it is not as good as Rao Lu Yingche Jiasui." As long as you are patient and besieged, there are no rescuers outside the forest, and there is no food and grass inside, and you will be forced to go out of the city to face the battle. ”

"The tricky part of this battle is the manpower, which is different from the situation in Weiye at that time." I walked to Huan Ke's side and said to Zhufeng: "Wei Ye is the king of land occupation and is unpopular. And although everyone in Fujiji County is a rabble, they all obey Chang Sen's orders. Wei Ye knew his own situation well at that time, so he was eager to attack Xingzhou to deter the people. Therefore, against Wei Ye, we can use the strategy of internal and external attack, but for Chang Sen, we can only wear out, trapping and exhausting the enemy. ”

"Isn't it always my mind about Rao Lu?" Scratching his head embarrassedly, Zhu Feng also came closer, tilted his head to see Huan Ke's movements, and asked half-loudly, "General, ...... this?" ”

"Siege techniques." Simple, Huan Ke patted off the sand on his hand: "Pass the order, arrange it according to this appearance." ”

Looking around to the front, Zhufeng was happy for a moment and said: "The general's clever plan!" My subordinates will do it! ”

Seeing him stride out, I looked down again, and it took some effort to understand what he meant, and nodded: "Build a deep ditch and high fortress, cut off the foreign aid of the defenders, and wait for the opportunity to attack it." Walking to the other end and looking at a gap, he couldn't help but chuckle: "I deliberately set aside a breakthrough to lure Chang Sen to break through." Looking up at Huan Ke with a smile, I raised my eyebrows: "It's really not tired of cheating." ”

"No amount of ingenuity can escape your eyes." Pretending to sigh helplessly, Huan Ke wrapped his arms freely: "I bet that in less than a month, Fujiji County will be poor and have no stones." The 'Empty Trace' sword you gave me will be able to show a foot of cold light again in a short time. ”

"Then I will congratulate the prince in advance on his success." I smiled lightly, but my heart suddenly felt a sense of panic and uneasiness, like a mallet beating a drum, panic and stuffiness. In order not to worry Huan Ke, I just acted as if nothing happened, but the feeling that became stronger when I leaned into his arms forced me to frown.

As Huan Ke said, but in more than 20 days, Tengji County ran out of ammunition and food, and Chang Sen was forced to order his general Nie Fenju to lead 7,000 men and horses out of the city to meet the battle, and Nie Fenju was defeated and killed by Guangqi. That night, Chang Sen took the camp led by Zhufeng as the breakthrough point, and led the sharp soldiers in the city to abandon the city and escape. Zhufeng had prepared in advance to intercept the enemy, and when the stalemate was stalemate, Huan Ke led his troops to attack from the flank. Chang Sen's troops were defeated like water, Chang Sen rode alone to break out of the encirclement, and was spared, while his troops were killed and wounded.

Although I returned victorious, I was full of anxiety but still couldn't understand it. Looking at Huan Ke's side face uneasily, I hesitated and pulled him again: "Cheng Kuo." …… Why don't you ask the doctor to diagnose your second pulse? ”

"How?" Stunned by this inexplicable question, Huan Ke looked around: "I don't feel unwell." ”

After a long pause, I thought I would speak: "I've been feeling uneasy lately, thinking that something is going to happen...... Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, you should have an extra layer of protection, okay? ”

Seeing that my expression was indeed sad, Huan Ke appeased and obeyed, and summoned Zhuang Yong, the military physician specially given by Huan Junlie, to take the pulse. After pondering for a moment, Zhuang Qiyong withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "The king of Pingzhou is in good health, but he is tired from his strategy, so he only needs to rest and recuperate for a while, and he will be fine." ”

Huan Ke took my hand and smiled comfortingly, I didn't relax because of this, Zhuang Qiyong said again: "Just forgive Weichen for saying more." The prince's physical exhaustion is not all due to the battle. Weichen heard that the princess had given the prince a sword, which was a rare treasure. But although the sword is thunderous, if you carry it all the time, it will also be a thousand pounds. Over time, I am afraid that the prince is prone to cold sweat and weakness, and he is too weak to wear. ”

Exclaimed, I was annoyed that I had hurt Huan Ke, and turned my head to ask him not to use the empty trace as a sword, but he took the lead and said: "Ben will be born and die after a hundred battles, where is there such a delicate." Stopping me from being anxious to speak, Huan Ke compromised a little: "Okay, I won't have any traces in the future except for the battlefield and training and rehearsals, okay?" ”

The tone of this tone was doting and tolerant, and I blushed my cheeks but I didn't know when Zhuang was gone. Pulled into Huan Ke's arms, I murmured: "I didn't make such a heavy sword if I knew this." I was not at ease and raised my eyes and advised: "Okay, you are not allowed to hang up if you have nothing to do on weekdays." ”

"Got it." Nodding my forehead, Huan Ke tightened me, and changed his tone and whispered: "I will leave tomorrow to meet General Guo Chuan, and I don't know how to prepare over there......"

Before the words fell, someone ran in without reporting, and I was busy breaking out of Huan Ke's arms, but it was a success. It didn't seem to see the scene, he knelt down on one knee and reported urgently: "General! General Dong Yan passed the book on the flying pigeon, that Wei Zihu didn't know how to knock down the guards, and had escaped from Dingshan for a few days, and now he was afraid that he had reached Raolu! ”